Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technician

Vallourec - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technician plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards within the company. This position involves providing technical support for various EHS topics, conducting safety audits, managing incident investigations, and coordinating safety training. The EHS Technician acts as a resource for the EHS department and is responsible for maintaining documentation and compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent adherence to, and execution of, Company safety and environmental standards.
• Provide technical support in management of EHS related topics including: Lockout, Confined Space, Emergency Response, Hazard Communication, Overhead Cranes, Mobile Equipment, Cardinal Safety Rules, Waste Management, Spill Response, Storm Water etc.
• Perform onsite safety audits of employees, processes, contractors, vendors, etc.
• Recognize process safety conditions and coach operations staff accordingly.
• Manage HSE incident investigations and reporting, including root cause analysis, development of corrective action strategies, maintaining statistical information, recommending program revisions as appropriate and issue required reports to Management.
• Provide technical support and problem solving in troubleshooting safety and environmental issues.
• Coordinate and instruct safety-related training classes, and act as subject matter expert for Safety meetings.
• Vendor interface for company policy communications & expectations.
• Know and follow all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) policies always.
• Always know and use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Exercise stop work authority in the event of unsafe conditions or situations.
• Assist in writing technical and management systems reports and documents.
• Establish and maintain EHS controls and documentation procedures.
• Assist with internal compliance audits and program evaluations.
• Oversee department sub-contractor support as needed.
• Support the EHS department as a valuable and knowledgeable resource.
• May conduct other tasks as required.

Requirements

• HSE regulatory knowledge
• Environmental regulatory knowledge
• Outstanding communication skills
• Highly organized and able to successfully manage multiple projects
• Capable of working independently in a self-directed environment
• Associate of Science degree in Safety or any HSE-related discipline
• In lieu of Associates, the ASP Certification is required.
• First responder/CPR trained (desired)
• Experience with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, Integrated Management Systems, and associated documentation and audits (desired)
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in safety experience preferred
• Experience working within manufacturing industry preferred
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred

Nice-to-haves

• First responder/CPR trained
• Experience with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, Integrated Management Systems, and associated documentation and audits
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)